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The NCGA’s


popular Team Match program combines


Single and Four-Ball match play.


in that situation, it would disqualify his partner (the player left with the longer birdie putt) for that hole (see Decision 2-4/6).


Advice and Indicating a Line of Play In Four-Ball match play, partners


may give and receive advice to each other as well as from either of their own caddies. Players are also permit- ted to indicate a line of play or putt to their partner provided they do not do so during the stroke and do not touch the putting green when indicating a line of putt (stroke from on the putting green). As a referee, I had to pay close attention to the method players were using to indicate a line of putt and even once had to check with a caddie to make sure he had not touched the putting green when pointing out a line of putt. The penalty would be a disqualification for the hole for the player whose line was being indicated (Rule 8-2b and 30-3f).


Penalties that Might Assist In Four-Ball play, if one player incurs a penalty that might assist his


Partners cannot stay in a position behind the ball to view the line during the actual stroke.


partner or adversely affect his opponent, the applicable penalty also applies to the partner. For example, if one player moves a loose impediment in a bunker that was positioned so it would also assist his partner, both


players would incur the penalty and in match play that would mean the side loses the hole (see Rule 30-3f). This Rule prevents a player who is no longer in contention for the hole from circumventing a Rule of Golf to assist his partner. While Four-Ball match play


is new to the national stage, it is certainly not at the local level. The NCGA’s Team Match program combines Single and Four-Ball match play into a team format that is im- mensely popular and many of us play Four-Ball match play with our regular group of friends. Hopefully some of the strategies and Rules above can help you in your future matches.


Ryan Farb is the NCGA’s Director of Rules and Competitions SUMMER 2016 / NCGA.ORG / 65


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